San Francisco &quot;Chowing with the Hounds&quot; picnic request: Got a favorite regional food item we can try?

The SF hounds are holding a picnic on October 4 that we hope will be an ultimate food event. Can you recommend a specialty, perhaps local food item for inclusion in a Hounds Favorites tasting (and for use as prizes for other picnic categories)? Ideally wed especially like to feature stuff that can subsequently be ordered by Hounds, either via mail or the internet. Well compile a list after the event with all the items and how to get them.

This is going to be a big event for about 100 hounds and details on reserving a place will be coming soon. We are also running it as a fund-raiser to help support the continuation of this great resource  so if youd like to actually donate an item for this regional foods tasting, youll have both the thanks of the organizers and the happy knowledge that your contribution will help to support the ChowHound website.

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